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Newsbits: Arcade from 1968; Rocky Mountain Expo; Star Castle on the Atari 2600; more Gundam Pilot videos; Retrocade Magazine
Earlier this week the news was quite slow but this latter half has improved a bit, where I have enough to do yet another multi-story post. First off is something I did see a
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A Look At the Past, Present And Future of VR
Newsfeed 1190 & 1191 via As a kid I remember hearing news that a new facility had opened its doors that was all about Virtual Reality. I can’t remember the name of the place
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Get Inside Dragon’s Lair
Every arcade game has a story behind its release or the effects of its release years down the road but for the most part, those stories have only been told in brief interviews or
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Two Books About Atari’s Arcade Days Coming In June
Ever since I was a kid, I have had a little infatuation for Atari, starting with the discovery of the Atari 2600 and later on their many other systems and arcade games. So if
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Arcade Games Turning 30 this year
For a little over a year we’ve had some talk about games reaching their 30th birthday, in particular with Pac-Man but as this marks the 30th year since 1982, I figure why not take
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Steve Jobs’ brief time in the arcade industry
I am sure that by now you have heard the news of Steve Jobs’ passing and with that there have been a number of articles out there covering some part of his personal history.
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Annual DiGRA Japan meeting dives into arcade history
Newsfeed 975 via One good thing for video game history buffs is that many individuals who helped shape the industry in the first place are still around to share their insights into what happened.
Read More »Game On 2.0 event in Tasmania gives love to arcades
(Thanks to Gabe for the info) A “history of gaming” event is about to take place in Tasmania and it’s giving a proper spot to arcades. Called Game On 2.0, this is a follow-up
Read More »Looking back at some great coin-op EM games
Today has been slow for news, I have been looking around for something throughout most of the day and I just couldn’t find much to talk about. At the very least we have two
Read More »Popular Mechanics looks at the "11 things you didn't know about pinball history"
How much do you know about pinball history? If you are a long-time pinball fan then you probably know a lot. Otherwise there are plenty of interesting and little-known facts about the game which
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A History of Star Trek at the arcades
With important dates, new movies and a TV show coming along based on Star Trek, I thought it would be appropriate to take a look at the history of Trek in arcades. I’ve long been
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